Best Monk Fish Stuffed With Crab Meat Recipes

CRAB STUFFED FISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F; coat a 9x13-inch baking dish w/ non stick cooking spray.
• In a large skillet melt 4 T butter over medium-high heat. Add celery, onion & parsley. Sauté until tender. Remove from heat and stir in crabmeat, bread crumbs, lemon juice and red pepper flakes.
• Spoon crabmeat mixture evenly over the filets. Starting from the small end, roll up each fillet, jelly roll- style. Place the rolls seam side down in baking dish. Melt the remaining butter and drizzle over fillets. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake for 20 -25 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

CRAB-STUFFED CATFISH

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Cut each fillet in half widthwise; place two halves in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Press crab mixture onto fillets; top with remaining halves. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 22-26 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

CHESAPEAKE BAY STUFFED ROCKFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8 baking dish.
• Mix the bread cubes, parsley, seafood seasoning, mustard, pepper, lemon juice, pepper sauce, butter, and mayonnaise together in a mixing bowl. Gently stir in the crabmeat until well blended, being careful not to break the crab chunks.
• Place the fish fillets on a clean surface, and spoon 1/4 of the crab mixture onto one side. Starting on the side with the crab mixture, roll up the fillet around the crab filling. Place the rolled fish into the prepared dish open side down.
• Bake in preheated oven until light brown and bubbly, and fish flakes with a fork, about 15 minutes.

MOCK CRABMEAT STUFFED FISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking oil.In a bowl, combine all ingredients except the fish fillets; then mix well and set aside.
• Cut a slit lengthwise 3/4 of way through each fish fillet.
• Place 1/6th of the stuffing into each slit on the fillet.
• Gently place each stuffed fillet on oilded baking sheet.
• Lightly sprinkle additional dill weed on the tops.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until fish flakes easily.

EMERIL'S CHILDHOOD FAVORITE: CRABMEAT-STUFFED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a large baking dish and set aside.
• Place the crabmeat in a large bowl and season with the Essence. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• In a large skillet, melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add the onions, celery, and bell peppers and cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the parsley and the garlic, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Add the cooled vegetables to the crabmeat and toss to combine. Add the mayonnaise, egg, lemon juice, Worcestershire and hot sauce and stir gently with a large wooden spoon. Add 1 cup of the cracker crumbs, the salt, and pepper, and stir gently, being careful not to break up the crabmeat.
• Mound about 2 tablespoons of the crabmeat stuffing into each shrimp, press gently to close, and place, stuffed sides up, in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of the flaky, buttery cracker crumbs over the stuffed shrimp and drizzle with the remaining melted butter. Bake until golden, about 20 minutes.
• While the shrimp are baking, heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add the olive oil. Add the garlic and crushed red pepper and cook, stirring continuously, for 1 minute. Add the kale and saute until the kale is just wilted, about 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place the kale on 4 plates. Remove the shrimp from the oven and divide among plates, on top of the kale. Garnish with parsley and lemon wedges. Serve immediately.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch. Published by William and Morrow, 1993.

MONK FISH STUFFED WITH CRAB MEAT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Grease shallow baking dish with vegetable oil (I use the kind from a spray can) Wash and dry completely the monk fish, season both sides of the fillets with salt and pepper Divide the crab meat into four equal size portions and place the crab on each fillet, roll up and secure with a tooth pick. Top each rolled fillet with 1 1/2 Tablespoon of mushroom soup Place fillets in greased dish (uncovered)bake for 25 minutes